Through our various strategies, including our high-quality, professionally staffed dedicated surgery clinic, we hope to help the regional community manage and reduce our region's population of free-roaming cats in a humane and sustainable way.

Whether you love or loath domestic cats, you have a stake in our collective success.

HELP FULFILL OUR MISSION

A colony of 40 cats at an eastern Adams County farm has members who have been around as long as 15 years! With numerous feeding stations, each cat can choose his or her favorite location to enjoy dry and canned food every day, with more of course during the colder months. When the farm owners first moved into their property in 1991, there were no cats, but over the years cats began appearing as individuals migrated from nearby properties along with the occasional drop-off. With imaginative names lovingly applied including Bill Murray, Stripes, Space Ghost, Skitz, and Linus, this colony enjoys the ongoing support and maintenance so critical to their health and well being.

While so much attention is paid in the media to troubled youth, our experience with young people
demonstrates that compassion, dedication, and commitment to community are alive and well.
From Eagle Scouts who have coordinated shelter construction to youngsters organizing supply
drives or collecting donations in lieu of birthday gifts, the free roamers we serve have
benefited from the efforts of these young men and women.

Twelve-year-old Lexis Lambert began volunteering for the foundation in September 2015,
helping virtually every Volunteer Work Day and at various events. An Enola resident who
attends 7th grade in East Pennsboro Middle School, Lexis dreams of becoming a famous
author/screenwriter. She recently authored an article for our newsletter about her
experience observing an eye enucleation in our surgery clinic! Her favorite part of
volunteering is seeing the cats, especially Sales Associate Phoebe Weebleman, who obviously
loves seeing Lexis too! Lexis loves all kinds of animals and shares her home with one dog,
a cat, and four bunnies. We are so grateful that Lexis has dedicated so much of her time
and energy to the free roamers.

Kim, of Fairview Township, York County, is a dedicated trapper/transporter who manages targeted, large-scale and other challenging projects, Kim devotes countless hours to ensuring that all animals in the colony are trapped and endeavors to create meaningful relationships with caretakers to support and encourage use of proven effective colony management approaches. She frequently rescues and fosters adoptable animals such as kittens and discarded pets, working with local rescue Castaway Critters as a foster parent in addition to all her TNR-based activities.

Sarah, currently Carroll Valley Borough council president, initiated the borough's official TNR program about two years ago as a council member and has developed a strong partnership between local caretakers, municipal authorities, and the Adams County Community Cats program. Known for her steady and innovative mindset, Sarah has been involved in the full range of TNR activities, from municipal leadership to staging and transporting. Since the borough program's inception, more than 200 free-roaming cats in Carroll Valley have benefited from the targeted approach Sarah champions.

Kim and Sarah were presented with their awards during the foundation's annual Open House on Saturday, November 18.

We're holding our quarterly food drive in December throughout the region to collect dry and canned cat food for caretakers of free-roaming cat colonies participating in Trap Neuter Return (TNR). The foundation also seeks
donation sites in its 15-county southcentral Pennsylvania service area. Dry or canned cat food can be donated at the following locations:

Businesses are encouraged to become part of the food drive network for quarterly drives held in March, June, September, and December. Donation sites are needed throughout the 15 counties of south central Pennsylvania (Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, and York), Food is distributed locally via foundation volunteers and supporters and all promotion and support materials are provided.

Supplies are needed for the spay/neuter clinic, colony caretaker services, and other activities. Donations can be dropped off at the foundation facility, 3909 Hartzdale Drive, Suite 905, Camp Hill (Lower Allen Township) on Tuesday through Thursday from 10 am to 2 pm or Saturday from 12 noon to 4 pm.